Each year, three billion kilograms of pesticides are used worldwide. Without the use of these chemicals, there would be a 78 ...

New research suggests that widely used agricultural pesticides, particularly those used in grape growing, may be far more ...

The environmental impact of nine pesticides, commonly used in grape cultivation, may have been significantly underestimated, ...

Environmental Protection Agency announced July 7. The Superfund National Priority List lists locations throughout the United States "where historic releases of hazardous substances, ...

A new project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is being launched to help Vietnam reduce the release of POPs ...

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic chemicals often found in food sources and stored in body fat—are ...

A national consultative workshop has called for effective measures to reduce the use and release of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and other Chemicals of Concern (CoCs) — substances highly ...

Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as 3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF), are widely prevalent and bioaccumulate in the environment, posing serious health risks.

Among pregnant women, having low persistent organic pollutant exposure enhanced the protective association of an alternate Mediterranean diet against gestational diabetes, according to results ...